Quantification of branch nodes (n= 8) and branch length (n= 8) using Image J. All data were presented as means ± SD. Comparisons between two groups were performed using two-tailed unpaired Student's t test, and statistical significance was indicated by asterisks (*) above the lines. NS indicatesp> 0.1234. *p< 0.0332, and **p< 0.0021. ***p< 0.0002, and ****p< 0.0001.
